Is this the same thing as biodiesel? Anyway, doesn't sound like a great idea. Yes, its cheaper and cleaner then petrol, but is it "clean"? If you're going to make such a drastic change, may as well make the cleanest and most convenient switch possible.

Oklahoma police are looking for grease bandits who made off with 2,268 kilograms of used cooking oil and grease from three restaurants.

Police in Edmond, north of Oklahoma City, say the grease bandits have hit an area of Mexican, Chinese and steak restaurants over the past three months.

The robbers took the used cooking grease that was stored in large cylinders in back of the restaurants.

The restaurants were planning to sell the grease to a recycling company and the total value of the stolen goods was about $US380.

A spokeswoman for the Edmond police, Glynda Chu, said the bandits had a good idea of how to get money in the used grease market but she thinks it odd that anyone would put so much effort into making off with so much cooking by-product.

Its a dual fuel system, the cooking oil must be heated before it is burned. So for the first five minutes or so you power the car with regular diesel. After the car is warmed up you can switch between the two fuels while you are driving, So if you run out of cooking oil you just flip a switch and start running of standard diesel.

You keep your regular fuel tank and just run on it just when you start the car and when you run out of cooking oil.

I've been tooling around the Volkwagon website and I'm quite intrigued.
The 2004 VW Jetta GLS TDI looks pretty cool. Has everything I'm looking for. Good standard list of features; 5-speed tranny. I'm going into middle age so I'm thinking pragmatically.
Considering it's a diesel I'll be saving money either way.
I went to Edmunds.com and customer reviews have been very positive. I think I shall check one out at a dealership and get a full opinion of it.

I think this is the kind of thing we need to start embracing. I know a company on Maui has been producing biodiesel for a few years and many of the local boat companies are using it. There are three advantages I can see, biodiesel is cleaner, less grease going into the landfill, and less use of fossil fuels. I think as far as not having any place to fill up, well, it seems to me that there are just about as many fast food places as gas stations around.

I have a '01 Golf TDI and just last week started using B20 Biodiesel. (B20 is a 20% mixture of Biodiesel with 80% regular diesel)
Upon filling a nearly empty tank, I immediately noticed a difference. The engine was quieter - less knocking, it seemed to run more smoothly, and after several days, it would appear that my mileage has increased slightly.

It's about $0.25 a gallon more expensive (and we have among the highest price right now in the country - $2.21 for "normal diesel" - but a whole heck-of-a-lot cheaper than the rest of the world), but that seems a fair price to help the environment, extend the life of my engine, and promote better technology.

Been reading the site and it is pretty interesting. seems like a good idea but for i would much rather stop by the gas station then stop at all the restaurants in town and gather grease.

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When I was working fast food retail, the people that would work the night shift are responsible for closing the restaurant for the night. The unfortunate one that would be working the grill would be responsible for emptying out the grease trap. In the dumpster area, there is a small metal container that gets all of the grease that has been collected over the few months, and it just positively reeks when you open it. Even in the dead of the night when its cold.

cars are horrible horrible things that kill the planet. take the bus or subway or walk.

I refuse to live in a dirty polluted world just because people are selfish and lazy.

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Don't kill yourself!!! We all value your contribution to this forum. You forgot to put ride a bike in your list. I think most people drive cars because there is no other alternative. Innovations like biodiesel are helping to make the world a little cleaner. Every little thing we can do helps.

Well, considering that we modern humans are creatures of convenience, I must own a car.
If I wanted to be ultra-environmentally friendly then I guess I'd own a horse. But that presents its own problem. Stables, feed, the mess in the streets when he does his business. Living in an Amish paradise I guess. That, or get a team of sled dogs and put wheels underneath it so I can mush in the streets. Imagine all the dog mess? People will start whining eventually.
I am going to try and walk the talk and get a more environmentally, economically, friendly car.
So far, the VW TDI fits the bill. Until we get that mythical fuel cell car.

Well, considering that we modern humans are creatures of convenience, I must own a car.
If I wanted to be ultra-environmentally friendly then I guess I'd own a horse. But that presents its own problem. Stables, feed, the mess in the streets when he does his business. Living in an Amish paradise I guess. That, or get a team of sled dogs and put wheels underneath it so I can mush in the streets. Imagine all the dog mess? People will start whining eventually.
I am going to try and walk the talk and get a more environmentally, economically, friendly car.
So far, the VW TDI fits the bill. Until we get that mythical fuel cell car.

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I think that we need to get the Arabs into the personal transportation industry. Imagine the speed and efficiency to be had once everyone has their own personal flying carpet.

cars are horrible horrible things that kill the planet. take the bus or subway or walk.

I refuse to live in a dirty polluted world just because people are selfish and lazy.

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if i lived in a large city where buses are convenient i would consider that, but in my case no. Living out the city limits and even further from the main bus route of town, i have to take my good ol' Liberty into town. Plus I don't own the bus, so then I can't go have fun and get my car muddy.

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